Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Martinis

Allen Williams

I have fond memories of childhood family gatherings at the holidays filled with merriment and delicious drinks. It’s come to my attention that I haven’t focused on sharing drink recipes, so I’m trying to correct my bad behavior with this morning’s post.
We woke up a little late today and I immediately jumped onto my laptop to begin work. I have a few articles to write and started working through my to-do list. I saved this drink post as my last article since I was looking forward to it the most.

Last week, I received SKYY Infusion vodka samples and have been anxious to try them. The SKYY Infusions are filled with delicious fruit flavors like citrus, raspberry, and pineapple. Each one came with a recipe and I found myself drawn to the Mele Kalikimaka Martini featuring pineapple infused vodka.

Finally, the time came this morning to begin writing about the Mele Kalikimaka Martini, so I set to work making it. I filled the martini shaker with ice, vodka, eggnog, and freshly grated spices. I shook and shook, then poured two martini glasses full.

Then, it hit me.

I glanced at the clock and realized it was only 11am. Martinis for breakfast?

Fortunately, I can justify almost anything, including early morning cocktails. The martini contains eggnog which is filled with eggs and dairy. I mean, it’s basically breakfast in a glass, right? I served it with grapefruit in order to convince myself that it wasn’t too early to begin having cocktails.

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass. Top with sprinkling of nutmeg and cinnamon and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Can I just say how delicious these martinis are? I wasn’t expecting to enjoy them as much as I did. The eggnog brings a creamy, richness to the lightly fruity drink. Mele Kalikimaka Martinis are dangerous since they are seductively light.

I loved that the martinis are also quick and easy to make, with only a few ingredients. We already had eggnog in the fridge and I always have coconut milk in the cupboard. SKYY also offers many other cocktail recipes online.

It’s now afternoon and my cocktails are all gone. BUT, I still have two more vodka flavors to try ;-)

Thank you to SKYY Vodka who provided these free samples so that I might review these new flavors. The opinions expressed are my own and I have no further connection with this company.

I laughed out loud when I saw a post on “early morning martinis” followed by something about remembering fondly holidays with family! Well, shoot, I would have remembered them fondly too if we’d had these around. They’re just lovely.